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BEIJING， Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- When China overtook United States as the world's top goods trader in 2013， the country's celebrations were led by Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng.

On Tuesday， in response to the news that the United States had retaken the lead by about 20 billion U.S. dollars in 2016， Gao was more sanguine: For major trading powers， short-term data anomalies are perfectly normal.

Gao is more focused on a change of trajectory. China is weaning itself off its dependence on cheap exports and foreign money. For the past thirty or forty years， China has been the acknowledged master of sustained growth. The trick now is to move up the value chain and convert that "sustained" into "sustainable."

Fluctuations in exchange rates and commodity prices drove China's exports and imports down in 2016， but as Gao says， it is no longer about blind expansion. It is about resources， it is about the environment. The era of "damn the torpedoes， full steam ahead" development has ended.

Today， says Gao， growth must come through quality and efficiency. Cheap labor， land and resources are no longer the order of the day. Now， a significant portion of China's trade involves imported raw materials and assembly of imported parts into finished products that are then re-exported.

Labor and land costs are rising rapidly. The old pattern is failing. Dirty factories harm the environment. Foreign trade relies on foreign exchange that brings uncontrollable vulnerability. Protectionists circle like vultures.

In 2016， exports of large and heavy equipment grew steadily. This progress was shadowed by growth in aerospace and optical communication products. Processing trade -- putting together imported bits and pieces of other countries' products and shipping them overseas again -- slipped to less than one third of total trade.

Export standards have improved， along with techniques， brands and services in what Gao Hucheng describes as a "historic transformation."

The rest of the world could benefit from China's sustainable strategy， as "Made in China" makes a semantic shift from "cheap and shoddy" to "reasonable and reliable."

China hopes to import 8 trillion U.S. dollars of goods in the next five years. Chinese travellers overseas will carry with them huge amounts of revenue for entrepreneurs at their destinations.

What China seeks is common prosperity: a community of shared future for mankind. That will inevitably mean coordination， consistency of governance and economic globalization: an open， inclusive， balanced society that benefits us all.

As protectionism rears its ugly head， new setbacks are on the horizon.China will not waver from restructuring nor from its commitment to open trade and free trade for all.

BEIJING， Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- China aims to optimize the structure of its coal production by reducing outdated capacity and increasing the use of cleaner products.

The world's largest coal producer and consumer will cut outdated coal capacity by 800 million tonnes per year by 2020， while increasing use of cleaner coal by 500 million tonnes， according to the coal industry 2016-2020 development plan issued by the country's top economic planner.

Total coal output will stand at about 3.9 billion tonnes in 2020， compared with 3.75 billion tonnes in 2015， while China will consume 4.1 billion tonnes of coal， up from 3.96 billion tonnes in 2015.

There will be about 3，000 coal enterprises in 2020， mostly large companies， running about 6，000 collieries nationwide， with large-capacity coal mines the majority.

The plan also outlines targets to improve coal production safety and efficiency， as well as reducing impact on the environment.

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